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Selected FDLE Legal Bulletins

This site contains selected FDLE Legal Bulletins that may be of interest to the law enforcement community. The information contained in these Bulletins is for general use only. You should contact your agency's legal advisor for a more detailed dicussion of the subject matter.

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07/30/24 24-03 2024 Odor of Marijuana - Warrantless Search of a Vechile
06/17/16 16-01 2016 Legislative Summary
06/30/15 15-2: 2015 Legislative Summary
02/17/15 15-1: 2015 H.R. 218 Overview
06/20/14

06/14/13		 14-01: 2014 Legislaive Summary

13-01: 2013 Legislative Summary
09/28/12 12-02: Broadened Obligation to Report Child Abuse
08/03/12 Removed/Outdated
05/15/12 12-01: 2012 Legislative Summary
06/14/11 11-01: 2011 Legislative Summary
06/21/10 10-01: 2010 Legislative Summary
06/22/09 09-02: 2009 Legislative Summary
05/01/09 09-01: 2009 Guidelines in Dealing with Confidential Informants
10/21/08 Removed/Outdated
06/30/08 08-01: 2008 Legislative Summary
02/08/08 Removed/Outdated
10/11/07 Removed/Outdated
06/22/07 07-01: 2007 Legislative Summary
06/30/06 06-02: 2006 Legislative Summary
06/12/06 06-01: Removed/Outdated
11/15/05 05-02: 2005 Cases of Interest to Florida Law Enforcement (Revised)
07/05/05 05-01: 2005 Legislative Summary
06/28/04 04-01: 2004 Legislative Summary
06/18/03 03-01: 2003 Legislative Summary
07/26/02 02-02: Arrest and Detention of Foreign Nationals (Updated)
04/24/02 02-01: 2002 Legislative Summary
12/19/01 01-02: 2000 Guidelines to Florida Sex Offender Laws
06/21/01 01-01: 2001 Legislative Summary
12/11/00 00-03: A Review of Selected Cases Of Interest To Florida Law Enforcement
06/26/00 00-02: Administrative vs. Criminal Investigative Issues: Garrity and Workplace Searches
06/19/00 00-01: 2000 Legislative Summary
10/14/99 99-03: 1999 Review of Selected Cases
07/02/99 Special Advisory: Guidelines for Foreign Nationals in the U.S.
06/29/99 99-02: Florida's Address Confidentiality Program for Victims of Domestic Violence (Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format)
06/23/99 99-01: 1999 Legislative Summary
12/18/98 98-02: Guidelines to Florida Sex Offender Laws
06/25/98 98-01: 1998 Legislative Summary
08/22/97 97-02: Florida's Sexual Predator, Sexual Offender, and General Felon Registration and Notification Procedures as of October 1, 1997
12/27/96 96-03: Recent Federal Firearms Law Changes And Their Effect Upon Law Enforcement
09/24/96 96-02: Revised State Criminal Discovery Rules, Effective 10/1/96
03/07/95 95-02: Domestic Violence Gun Prohibition--Effects Upon Law Enforcement


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